A big congrats to TE's very own, OhMySpokes who took 2nd in the Manayunk Hill Climb! I told you I'd be there hooting and hollaring! Nice job, Kristy! Way to rock that 22% grade!
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06-11-2007, 07:55 AM #1
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Manayunk Hill Climb!
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06-11-2007, 08:13 AM #2
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Too funny! Thanks sooo much for cheering me on. Your girl Liz really rocked it.
I think I was on my 19 in the back at the steepest point. By the time I realized, it was too late to shift, so I had to try to really muscle it up there. Lesson learned for next year.
Thanks for the photo. I have ones my gf took before and after, but accidentally deleted the ones where I was actually riding.
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06-11-2007, 08:32 AM #3
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Your 19?!
Originally Posted by ohmyspokes
Ouch. Sure the quads loved you after that one! 
Congratulations though, that's fantastic.
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06-11-2007, 08:34 AM #4
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wow! cool ride. How many times did you have to go up and down?
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06-11-2007, 09:06 AM #5
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I've read about this one - its once and once sounds like enough, but of course this is the same Manayunk "wall" that is on the US Pro circuit race and that means doing it more than once ( ugh 10 times ) if you are in that race..
Last edited by Eden; 06-11-2007 at 09:16 AM.
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06-11-2007, 09:50 AM #6
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Like Eden said, just once. Two minutes, five seconds and it was over. Originally Posted by mimitabby
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06-11-2007, 01:55 PM #7
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Can someone please tell me what happens on a hill like this if you are clipped in (I have SPD's) and you cannot go forward anymore; like it's too steep??
thank you.
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06-11-2007, 09:44 AM #8
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Yeah, and my arms and glutes, too. Originally Posted by equus123
Your 19?! Ouch. Sure the quads loved you after that one!
Congratulations though, that's fantastic.
My stomach, however, was happy it was over because I had been avoiding solid food since lunch. I got changed, watched the rest, and promptly hit a burrito joint to devour a thing the size of my head in a matter of minutes, if not seconds.
Thanks!
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